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Juncus L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39220

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	jonc [French]
		rush [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2010

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Juncaceae – rushes, joncs, Rush Family
	Genus	Juncus L. – jonc, rush
		Direct Children:
	Species	Juncus acuminatus Michx. – sharp-fruit rush, tapertip rush
	Species	Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm. – sharpflower rush
	Species	Juncus acutus L. – spiny rush
	Species	Juncus X alpiniformis Fernald – alpine rush
	Species	Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix – northern green rush
	Species	Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R.E. Brooks – greater poverty rush
	Species	Juncus arcticus Willd. – Arctic rush
	Species	Juncus articulatus L. – jointed rush, jointleaf rush
	Species	Juncus balticus Willd. – Baltic rush
	Species	Juncus biflorus Elliott – bog rush
	Species	Juncus biglumis L. – twoflowered rush
	Species	Juncus bolanderi Engelm. – Bolander's rush
	Species	Juncus brachycarpus Engelm. – whiteroot rush
	Species	Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau – small-head rush, smallhead rush
	Species	Juncus brachyphyllus Wiegand – tuftedstem rush
	Species	Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald – narrow-panicle rush, narrowpanicle rush
	Species	Juncus breweri Engelm. – Brewer's rush
	Species	Juncus bryoides F.J. Herm. – moss rush
	Species	Juncus bufonius L. – toad rush
	Species	Juncus bulbosus L. – bulbous rush
	Species	Juncus caesariensis Coville – New Jersey rush
	Species	Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe – Canadian rush
	Species	Juncus capillaris F.J. Herm. – hairystem dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus capitatus Weigel – leafybract dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus castaneus Sm. – chestnut rush
	Species	Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm. – greenhead rush
	Species	Juncus compressus Jacq. – roundfruit rush
	Species	Juncus confusus Coville – Colorado rush
	Species	Juncus conglomeratus L. – common rush
	Species	Juncus cooperi Engelm. – Cooper rush, Cooper's rush
	Species	Juncus coriaceus Mack. – leathery rush
	Species	Juncus covillei Piper – Coville's rush
	Species	Juncus cyperoides Laharpe – Forbestown rush
	Species	Juncus debilis A. Gray – weak rush
	Species	Juncus decipiens (Buchenau) Nakai – lamp rush
	Species	Juncus dichotomus Elliott – forked rush
	Species	Juncus diffusissimus Buckley – slimpod rush
	Species	Juncus drummondii E. Mey. – Drummond rush, Drummond's rush
	Species	Juncus dubius Engelm. – dubius rush, Mariposa rush, questionable rush
	Species	Juncus dudleyi Wiegand – Dudley's rush, Dudley rush
	Species	Juncus effusus L. – lamp rush, common rush
	Species	Juncus elliottii Chapm. – Elliott's rush
	Species	Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. – three-stamened rush, swordleaf rush
	Species	Juncus exiguus (Fernald & Wiegand) Lint ex Snogerup & Zika – lamp rush
	Species	Juncus falcatus E. Mey. – falcate rush
	Species	Juncus filiformis L. – thread rush
	Species	Juncus filipendulus Buckley – ringseed rush
	Species	Juncus X fulvescens Fernald – rush
	Species	Juncus georgianus Coville – Georgia rush
	Species	Juncus gerardii Loisel. – saltmeadow rush, saltmarsh rush
	Species	Juncus X gracilescens F.J. Herm. ex Wadmond – rush
	Species	Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuck. – Greene's rush, jonc de Greene
	Species	Juncus gregiflorus L.A.S. Johnson
	Species	Juncus gymnocarpus Coville – Pennsylvania rush
	Species	Juncus haenkei E. Mey. – Haenke's rush
	Species	Juncus hallii Engelm. – Hall's rush, Hall rush
	Species	Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. – blood rush, Herman's dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus hesperius (Piper) Lint – lamp rush
	Species	Juncus howellii F.J. Herm. – Howell's rush
	Species	Juncus hybridus Brot.
	Species	Juncus inflexus L. – European meadow rush
	Species	Juncus interior Wiegand – inland rush
	Species	Juncus kelloggii Engelm. – Kellogg's rush, Kellogg's dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus laccatus Zika – lamp rush
	Species	Juncus leiospermus F.J. Herm. – Red Bluff dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus X lemieuxii B. Boivin – Lemieux's rush
	Species	Juncus lesueurii Bol. – salt rush
	Species	Juncus longii Fernald – Long's rush
	Species	Juncus longistylis Torr. – long-style rush, long-styled rush
	Species	Juncus luciensis Ertter – Santa Lucia dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus macrandrus Coville – longanther rush
	Species	Juncus macrophyllus Coville – longleaf rush
	Species	Juncus marginatus Rostk. – grassleaf rush
	Species	Juncus maritimus Lam. – sea rush
	Species	Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis – bighead rush
	Species	Juncus mertensianus Bong. – Mertens' rush
	Species	Juncus militaris Bigelow – bayonet rush
	Species	Juncus monanthos Jacq.
	Species	Juncus nevadensis S. Watson – Nevada rush, Sierra rush
	Species	Juncus nodatus Coville – stout rush
	Species	Juncus X nodosiformis Fernald – rush
	Species	Juncus nodosus L. – jointed rush, knotted rush
	Species	Juncus occidentalis Wiegand – western rush
	Species	Juncus X oronensis Fernald (pro. sp.) – rush
	Species	Juncus orthophyllus Coville – straightleaf rush
	Species	Juncus oxymeris Engelm. – pointed rush
	Species	Juncus paludosus E.L. Bridges & Orzell
	Species	Juncus parryi Engelm. – Parry rush, Parry's rush
	Species	Juncus patens E. Mey. – spreading rush
	Species	Juncus pelocarpus E. Mey. – brownfruit rush
	Species	Juncus pervetus Fernald
	Species	Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. – brownhead rush
	Species	Juncus planifolius R. Br. – broadleaf rush
	Species	Juncus polyanthemus Buchenau
	Species	Juncus polycephalus Michx. – flatleaf rush, manyhead rush
	Species	Juncus prominens (Buchenau) Miyabe & Kudô – Chilean rush
	Species	Juncus pylaei Laharpe – common rush
	Species	Juncus ranarius Songeon & E.P. Perrier
	Species	Juncus regelii Buchenau – Regel rush, Regel's rush
	Species	Juncus repens Michx. – lesser creeping rush
	Species	Juncus roemerianus Scheele – needlegrass rush
	Species	Juncus sarophorus L.A.S. Johnson
	Species	Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson – Rocky Mountain rush
	Species	Juncus scirpoides Lam. – needlepod rush
	Species	Juncus secundus P. Beauv. ex Poir. – lopsided rush
	Species	Juncus sphaerocarpus Nees
	Species	Juncus squarrosus L. – mosquito rush
	Species	Juncus X stuckeyi M. Reinking – Stuckey's rush
	Species	Juncus stygius L. – moor rush
	Species	Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & S.F. Blake – woodland rush
	Species	Juncus subnodulosus Schrank – bluntflower rush
	Species	Juncus subtilis E. Mey. – greater creeping rush
	Species	Juncus supiniformis Engelm. – hairyleaf rush
	Species	Juncus tenuis Willd. – field rush, path rush, slender yard rush, wiregrass, slender rush, poverty rush
	Species	Juncus texanus (Engelm.) Coville – Texas rush
	Species	Juncus textilis Buchenau – basket rush
	Species	Juncus tiehmii Ertter – Nevada rush, Tiehm's rush
	Species	Juncus torreyi Coville – Torrey rush, Torrey's rush
	Species	Juncus trifidus L. – highland rush
	Species	Juncus triformis Engelm. – Yosemite dwarf rush
	Species	Juncus triglumis L. – threehulled rush, three-hulled rush
	Species	Juncus trigonocarpus Steud. – redpod rush
	Species	Juncus uncialis Greene – twelfth rush
	Species	Juncus usitatus L.A.S. Johnson
	Species	Juncus validus Coville – roundhead rush
	Species	Juncus vaseyi Engelm. – Vasey rush, Vasey's rush
	Species	Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. – irisleaf rush

References


	Expert(s):
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	Notes:
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	ITIS*^ca, website (version 2002)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:
	Reference for:	jonc[French]

	Source:	Juncaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Juncus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Juncus

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Juncus

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Juncus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Brooks, Ralph E., and Steven E. Clemants / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.
	Publication Date:	2000
	Article/Chapter Title:	209. Juncaceae Jussieu
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Flora of North America North of Mexico: Volume 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae
	Page(s):	211-267
	Publisher:	Oxford University Press
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-19-513729-9
	Notes:	This volume is reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
	Reference for:	Juncus, jonc [French], rush [English]

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